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Patent EP-0709811-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ADAMS CARL A
IPC: G07F7/12
Filed: 1991-10-25
Abstract: In a transaction approval system (10) in which a transaction limit (30) and a list (42) of the card account numbers of invalid transaction cards are stored in a terminal (16) the terminal (16) also generates and stores lists (44,46) of account numbers which might be invalid and should provoke an on-line request for authorisation. One (44) of the lists generated is of card account numbers where the transaction exceeded the transactions limit (30) and was refused by the central processor (12). The other list (46) generated is of card account numbers where the transaction was approved off-line, so that the next transaction by a card holder whose number is on this list (46) will be automatically referred for on-line approval.
Patent EP-0678713-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BARNARD NICHOLAS IAN
IPC: F24F5/00
Filed: 1995-04-20
Abstract: There is described a building structure defining at least one interior space and comprising at least one thermally massive structural element of a first material; a non-structural element of a second material, the non-structural element being located at a surface of said structural element to define a heat exchange air path therebetween; and means for selectively directing air along said path, the air, when so selected, being directed along said path either before or after passing into said interior space or before being discharged without entering said interior space. 
     There is also described a method of controlling the temperature of an interior space defined by a building structure including at least one thermally massive structural element, the method comprising the steps of providing a non-structural element at a surface of said structural element so as to define a heat exchange air path therebetween and selectively directing air along said path either before or after passing the air into said interior space or before being discharged without entering said interior space.
Patent EP-0693303-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SEARS RICHARD FRANCIS
IPC: A62C35/02
Filed: 1995-05-30
Abstract: A nozzle unit for discharging and atomising a fire or explosion suppressant comprises a rigid-walled cylindrical container (4A) having a nozzle portion (20) at one end with radially directed discharge orifices (22). A rupturable barrier (16) normally blocks the nozzle portion (20) from the interior of the container (4). At the other end of the container (4), a piston (50) is positioned so as to be sealingly slidable along the container (4A) in response to pressure generated by a gas pressure generator (6). The moving piston (50) pressurises the suppressant agent within the hollow interior until the rupturable barrier (16) bursts. The suppressant agent is accelerated substantially instantaneously and discharged in atomised form through the discharge orifices (22). The arrangement is such that the pressurising gas does not come into contact with the suppressant agent. The piston may be replaced by a bellows containing the suppressant agent and closed off by an integral wall constituting the rupturable barrier. A plurality of the nozzle units may be connected together in a system to protect a specific area. The nozzle units may be connected individually by respective pipes to a common source of gas pressure instead of having their own individual gas generators.
Patent EP-0734717-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BLANKENBURG RAINER DR
IPC: C08L39/04
Filed: 1996-03-20
Abstract: A hair fixing agent comprises (by wt.). (A) 0.5-20% N-vinyl caprolactam (NVCL) homopolymer or an anionic or nonionic copolymer contg. at least 70 wt.% NVCL; and (B) 0.5-20% of a further film-forming polymer which is a polyamide, polyurethane or a (co)polymer of a mono-olefinically-unsatd. monomer.
Patent EP-0734169-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIRASHIMA MASAYOSHI
IPC: H04N19/593
Filed: 1989-10-13
Abstract: A device which processes a television signal for transmission in which the television signal is divided into horizontal scanning line units, video signals in two consecutive horizontal scanning periods are compared, and when either part or all of these two signals differ, transmits by means of a television signal transmitter (3, 4, 7A, 7B) only the video signal Vx for that part of the signals which is different, and which uses said transmitted television signal in the television signal receiver (25, 26, 27, 28) to reproduce a complete video signal with all horizontal scanning periods by calculating, mixing, overlaying, or replacing video signal Vx for either part or all of the video signal Vn-1 for the one preceding horizontal scanning period.
Patent EP-0772148-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHWARZ FRANZ
IPC: G06F3/041
Filed: 1996-09-03
Abstract: The unit scanner (2) is mounted in the upper right hand corner of the presentation surface or screen (1). It creates a monitoring field (3), either in front of or on the presentation surface. A pointer device (4), a finger for instance usually indicates by a signal its position. The scanner determines the distance (D) between the scanner and pointer device and also the angle (alpha) between the scanning line and the reference line (5). It gives the required information about the position of the pointer device in the field.
Patent EP-0772237-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DUVVURY CHARVAKA
IPC: H01L27/06
Filed: 1996-10-31
Abstract: An embodiment of the instant invention is an ESD protection circuit (100) for protecting a circuit from negative stress, the ESD protection circuit comprising: a first terminal (102); a second terminal (104), the circuit to be protected connected between the first and the second terminals; a substrate (202) of a first conductivity type; a first doped region (206) of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type and formed in the substrate, the first doped region forming the source of a transistor; a second doped region (208) of the second conductivity and formed in the substrate spaced from the first doped region by a channel region, the second doped region forming the drain of the transistor; a first diode region (210) of the first conductivity type and formed in the substrate, the first diode region being spaced a minimum distance from the second doped region and wherein the first diode region forms the anode of a diode (108) and the second doped region forms the cathode of the diode; and wherein the diode and the transistor (106) are connected between the first terminal and the second terminal, the diode protects the transistor and the circuit during the negative stress.
Patent EP-0776802-A2 (EP)
Inventor: REINL HANS-GEORG
IPC: B60S1/16
Filed: 1996-11-08
Abstract: The plain bearing mounting (24) and sealing lip (28) are located in an elastic sliding sleeve (22) axially movable in the lead-in bushing (5). The main body (14) of the lead-in bushing consists of solid elastic material. The main body is fitted and positionally fixed in the opening of the vehicle's body's outer skin by a ductile elastic fastening clip (17) which is rigidly connected to the bushing. The axially movable sliding sleeve is provided in its internal bore (23) with two spaced apart plain bearings.
Patent EP-0735566-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HAMMER EDWARD EUGENE
IPC: H01J61/40
Filed: 1996-01-24
Abstract: A compact fluorescent lamp having a lamp envelope with a plurality of lamp ends disposed within a housing or base configuration, utilizes an enhanced adhesive material for securing the lamp envelope to the housing or base that is reflective. The adhesive material has a reflective material added thereto that allows for the light typically absorbed or otherwise lost in the housing, to be reflected back out thereby improving the luminous efficiency of such lamp. The adhesive material is also effective for blocking UV radiation from entering the area in which electronic components of the ballast circuit may be disposed.
Patent EP-0765732-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WILLIAMS WAYNER E
IPC: G02C7/04
Filed: 1996-09-27
Abstract: A method for producing visible marks in molded contact lenses, particularly soft hydrogel contact lenses, by placing a recessed mark configuration in a metal insert. The metal insert is subsequently used to produce injection molding frames, which are then subsequently used in the molding of the final contact lenses. The recessed mark configuration is at least approximately 10 microns deep, has a Volume Index, which is the ratio of the quantity volume below a reference surface minus the volume above the reference surface over the volume below the reference surface, of at least approximately 0.9. The recessed mark configuration also preferably has a ratio of surface roughness (RMS or Ra) to a peak-to-valley (PV) measurement, RMS/PV or of Ra/PV, of greater than approximately 0.15. The recessed mark configuration in the metal insert is subsequently transferred as a raised portion to the injection molded frames, and is then subsequently transferred as a visible recessed mark in contact lenses molded in the frames prepared using the inserts. The ratio of the surface roughness (RMS or Ra) to the height (H), wherein H is the distance between two reference lines in a profile of the mark, RMS/H or Ra/H, is at least approximately 1.5. A preferred method of imparting the recessed configuration to the insert is by Electric Discharge Machining (EDM). The dimensions of the several parameters can be verified by using a noncontact scanning white light interferometer.
Patent EP-0806331-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BERTETTI PAOLO
IPC: B60T1/06
Filed: 1997-05-09
Abstract: A disc or drum brake member is usually connected to the flange of the bearing of a motor vehicle wheel; possible manufacturing errors in the flange of the bearing, and/or the brake member cause, on tightening the wheel to the flange, deformations in the bearing tracks and the active surfaces of the brake member; to avoid this, an elastically-yielding connection element (1) is interposed, connected to the bearing (3) on one side and the brake member (4) on the other side, and constituted by a bell of sheet metal (10), dimensioned to present a high torsional rigidity associated with a limited axial rigidity to absorb and neutralise the tensions produced on tightening the screws (6) holding the wheel to the flange (7) of the bearing, even in the presence of manufacturing errors on the corresponding facing surfaces of the parts to be joined.
Patent EP-0807723-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MOECKL ERNST
IPC: E04B2/74
Filed: 1997-05-13
Abstract: The edge profiles (3) of the wall elements (1) have a magnet device (4) on one and magnetizable counter member (11) on the other. Inside the corresponding edge profile is a short circuit element (9) which can be brought into contact with the pole shoes (6) of the magnet device so as to join the edges together. The short circuit element is displaceable. The edge profiles are curved convex to roll over each other. The magnet device can be recessed in an indentation (13) whilst the magnetizable counter member projects rib-like over its associated surface.
Patent EP-0812615-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ISHIDA GORO
IPC: B01F5/00
Filed: 1997-06-12
Abstract: A rotating means rotates a first member so as to have a gap of a predetermined thickness with respect to a second member. If water, kerosene, surfactant, and air are supplied to a bottom of the gap through a supply means, these are mixed by the rotation of the first member to a mixed liquid thereof so that the mixed liquid is raised in the gap. If the mixed liquid reaches a cylindrical portion of the first member, it is agitated by a plurality of protrusions provided on the cylindrical portion to produce emulsion fuel. The emulsion fuel has a high kinetic energy due to rotation. The emulsion fuel is supplied to an emulsion fuel combustion apparatus by this kinetic energy through a pipe path.
Patent EP-0821077-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAHIGASHI TAKAHIRO
IPC: C23C16/507
Filed: 1997-06-26
Abstract: An object such as an automobile part, an image forming
apparatus part, a bicycle part, other machine parts, a sport
article or its part, a toy or its part, or a rain article or
its part has a portion to be in contact with a contact
object. The contact portion is made of at least one kind of
material selected from a group including polymer material
such as resin or rubber as well as glass, and the contact
portion has a surface entirely or partially coated with a
carbon film (typically, a DLC film) having a wear resistance
as well as at least one of a lubricity, a water repellency
and a gas barrier property. The carbon film is formed on the
object with a good adhesion.
Patent EP-0823738-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KARRAI KHALED DR
IPC: H02N2/06
Filed: 1997-07-21
Abstract: An inertial positioner comprising a base plate (1) and a
carriage plate (2) slidably connected to one another via a
bearing assembly (3) so as to allow relative movement of the
plates in a positioning direction. The bearing assembly (3)
comprises two sets of caged ball bearings seated in respective
pairs of V-grooves (25 and 26) formed in the facing surfaces of
the base and carriage plates, the V-groove pairs extending
spaced apart in the positioning direction. An actuator
comprising a piezoelectric element (4) and a rod (5) extends
between the plates (1 and 2), the piezoelectric element (4)
being secured to the carriage plate (2) and the rod (5) forming
a frictional engagement characterised by a force F with the
base plate (1) via a collar (20) fastened to the base plate (1)
via biasing means (not shown). In operation, a periodic sawtooth
voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element (4) to
produce motion.
Patent EP-0841686-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GENZ ANDREAS DR
IPC: H01J61/82
Filed: 1997-09-08
Abstract: The discharge lamp (1) has a discharge envelope (2) containing a pair of discharge electrodes (4,5) and gas mixture provided by an inert gas, Hg, a halogen, Tl, Hf, or Zr, Dy and/or Gd and Cs and Y. The molecular ratio between the Y and the rare earth metals lies in the range between 0.5 and 2, with the quantity of Cs reduced relative to a lamp filling gas which does not contain Y.
Patent EP-0842845-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HALM CHRISTIAN
IPC: B64C13/28
Filed: 1997-11-08
Abstract: The motion transmitting device has an input part (23) and an output part (26). Between them there is an uncoupling device, which, when a preset release force is exceeded, enables a relative motion between the input and output parts to take place. When the force is relieved, the parts spring back. A transforming mechanism transforms the relative motion between the input and output parts. The transformed motion acts on the springs (42). This mechanism consists of a crankshaft (52) with cams (50A, 50B) acting on a sprung piston (48).
Patent EP-0851116-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RICCO MARIO
IPC: F02M47/00
Filed: 1997-12-22
Abstract: The metering valve (24) has a shutter (44) for a
discharge conduit (43), and an electromagnet (26) for
controlling an armature (27) disconnected from a
respective stem (47) and sliding along the stem (47) by
means of a respective sleeve (48); the stem (47) is
guided by a bush (53) and pushed by a first spring (52)
to keep the shutter (44) in the closed position; and the
armature (27) is held axially resting against the stem
(47) by a second spring (64) preloaded between the
armature (27) and an annular shoulder (63) of the stem
(47), so as not to affect the action of the first spring
(52).
Patent EP-0844088-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIMA KAZUO
IPC: B41J2/06
Filed: 1997-11-15
Abstract: The ink ejecting parts (4) of an electrostatic ink jet
printing head (1) are formed in conical pointed needle shapes
protruding from an orifice plate (3) and an orifice is provided
individually for each ink ejecting point. An undercut
phenomenon in an etching operation on an isotropic material
is used, and the ink ejecting parts are formed in the conical
and pointed needle shape protruding from the orifice
plate.
Patent EP-0790625-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUGAYA SHOICHI
IPC: H01B1/24
Filed: 1997-02-13
Abstract: A PTC element (1) comprises an essentially plate-shaped PTC substrate (2), composed of a crystalline polymer having conductive particles dispersed therein. The PTC element includes a pair of electrode films (3) provided on the front and back surfaces of the PTC substrate; a pair of insulating layers (7a,7b), each of which covers one of two opposing side faces of the PTC substrate and a portion of one of the electrode films (3); and a pair of film-like electrodes (9) provided on the surfaces of the insulating layers in such a manner as to be in electrical contact with the portions of the electrode films that are not covered by the insulating layers. The electrodes are in the form of films and disposed at the side faces of the element, so the element may be surface mounted despite its small size. The electrodes extending from the front surface to the back surface of the PTC substrate permit the element to be mounted on the surface of a printed board at the point where the electrodes face the printed board and also at the points where the electrodes extend perpendicularly to the printed board. 
     Such a PTC element can be convenient to mount with improved reliability in the attachment of electrodes and may be easier to manufacture.
Patent EP-0811936-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CEPULIS DARREN J
IPC: G06F13/38
Filed: 1997-06-04
Abstract: A method for use in a computer system having buses identifiable by bus identifiers and having an expansion card slot capable of being connected to one of the buses and capable of receiving an expansion card. The method includes assigning the bus identifiers to the buses according to an assignment sequence. The method determines if there is an expansion card that can be accessed via the slot. If not, at least one of the bus identifiers for the slot is reserved in accordance with the assignment sequence. Memory space and I/O space may also be reserved for the slot if the expansion card cannot be accessed.
Patent EP-0817348-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MCDOUGALL IAN LEITCH
IPC: H02M9/02
Filed: 1997-06-25
Abstract: A current limiting device comprises a first
superconducting element (4) for connection in an electrical
circuit. The superconducting element (4) has a critical
current density. A second superconducting element (12)
detects the onset of a fault condition. A coil (13) is
responsive to the second superconducting element (12) to
vary the relationship between the critical current density
and the current carried by the first superconducting
element (4) so that the element transforms into a resistive
state.
Patent EP-0848548-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAMIYA AKIRA
IPC: H04N1/21
Filed: 1997-12-09
Abstract: In a digital camera system used by connecting it
to a computer or the like, a still image can be stored
by acting upon a release button of the camera. To this
end, a card-type digital camera used by connecting it
to a personal computer is provided with the release
button for controlling the connected personal computer,
an actuation of this release button being processed by
software running on a CPU of the personal computer.
The release button of the camera may be used to have a
desired function by providing a function selecting unit
of application software.
Patent EP-0884693-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHO DAE-SUNG
IPC: G06T3/40
Filed: 1997-12-23
Abstract: An improved interpolation method in which a threshold value used for
determining a pixel value of a pixel generated by interpolation according to a
context (state value of adjacent pixels). In the interpolation method, the
ambiguity between the interpolation value and the threshold value is removed
by using the context (state value of the reference pixels around the interpolated
pixel), thereby reducing the blocking and smoothing phenomena in the restored
binary image.
Patent EP-0825738-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIOKA MASAFUMI
IPC: H04L1/18
Filed: 1997-08-21
Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve the transmission
efficiency and reduce circuit size in error compensating techniques
where bit errors occurring during transmission are compensated for by
retransmission. 
     Transmission equipment get sequence number(s) from control
information and sequence numbers which follows from the sequence
number which correspond to newest data packet amongst the sequence
numbers, and transmits data packet corresponding to these sequence
numbers at a predetermined timing. On the other hand, reception
equipment receives data packet from the transmission equipment, and
manages the sequence numbers of not yet received data packets. The
reception equipment then sends back sequence number(s) of
predetermined number. which is smaller number than the maximum number
of data packets which is sent from transmission equipment at a
predetermined timing. which correspond to not yet received data packet
as control information for each predetermined timing.
Patent EP-0867251-A2 (EP)
IPC: B23D55/06
Filed: 1998-03-13
Abstract: The apparatus to set the exact position of a sawblade (14) at the running surfaces of two deflection rollers (10,12), in a bandsaw assembly, has a deflection roller (10) on an angled axis (16), which can be set along the axis. One rotating deflection roller (12) is in a fixed position at the sawing frame (30), connected to a drive (36,38). The other deflection roller (10) is on an axis (16) with axial movement on the axis through a mounting bush (40) which can swing round the axis (16) on a right-angled and intersecting axis (42). The mounting bush can swivel via a first positioning motor (M1) with respect to the saw frame, and the axle located in the bush is axially displaceable under action of a second positioning motor (M2).
Patent EP-0870542-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NARBESHUBER THOMAS FRANZ DR
IPC: B01J23/00
Filed: 1998-04-08
Abstract: A catalyst containing an alkali metal on a spinel or an inverse spinel as a carrier, which can be doped with an alkali/alkaline earth compound, the weight ratio of alkali metal:carrier being 0.01 : 5; is produced by applying an alkali metal on to the carrier by (i) impregnating the molten alkali metal; or (ii) impregnating the carrier with solutions of alkali metal azide, drying the carrier and decomposing the alkali metal on the carrier; or (iii) impregnating the carrier with ammoniacal solutions of alkali metal and removing the ammonia; the carrier optionally being doped before impregnating with an alkali/alkaline earth metal compound, drying and then calcining.
Patent EP-0881519-A2 (EP)
Inventor: IMANISHI YASUO
IPC: G02F1/017
Filed: 1998-05-28
Abstract: In an organic/inorganic composite superlattice
type optical modulator capable of entering/projecting
light, and capable of modulating an optical characteristic
such as transmittance, reflectivity, and a refractive index
of light in response to an externally controlled electric
field, or light, the organic/inorganic composite
superlattice type optical modulator includes at least one
sort of a compound semiconductor layer (1) and at least one
sort of an organic compound layer (2); the compound
semiconductor layer (1) and the organic compound layer (2)
are alternately stacked in at least one period; at least
one of the compound semiconductor layer (1) and the organic
compound layer (2) owns crystalline; and also a thickness
of each of the layers is made larger than a Bohr radius of
the compound semiconductor, and 10 times smaller than it.
As a result, this novel optical modulator can provide a
high nonlinear characteristic by a semiconductor modulator,
and a high response characteristic by an organic modulator.